October 17th, 1630

Born on October 17th, 1630

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 17th?

October 17th, 2001

Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.

October 17th, 2000

A fatal rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.

October 17th, 1992

Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihito Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.

October 17th, 1973

Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.

October 17th, 1969

The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy.

October 17th, 1964

Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.

October 17th, 1952

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.

October 17th, 1931

American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.

October 17th, 1860

The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland.

October 17th, 1814

A wooden beer-fermenting vat in London burst, destroying a second vat and causing a large flood of at least 128,000 imperial gallons (580,000 l; 154,000 US gal) of porter that killed eight people.

October 17th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British general John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign ended with his surrender to the Americans, later convincing France to enter the war in alliance with the United States.

October 17th, 1660

A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

October 17th, 1604

German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.

October 17th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France.

October 17th, 2019

The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 17th?

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

65

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)

*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

*October 17th, 1969, Croix-des-Bouquets

16

Balthasar Charles

Prince of Asturias; (1629-1646)

*October 17th, 1629, Madrid †October 9th, 1646, Zaragoza

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington County

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

44

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

*October 17th, 1979, Espoo

66

Augustus III of Poland

King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)

*October 17th, 1696, Dresden †October 5th, 1763, Dresden

57

Segundo de Chomón

Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)

*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of Paris

37

Mohombi

Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer

*October 17th, 1986, Kinshasa

51

Tarkan

Turkish singer

*October 17th, 1972, Alzey

76

Michael McKean

American actor

*October 17th, 1947, New York City

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Born in 1630

54

Charles II of England

British monarch from 1660 to 1685

*May 29th, 1630, London †February 6th, 1685, London

83

Sophia of Hanover

Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701

*October 14th, 1630, The Hague †June 8th, 1714, Hanover

54

John Rogers

English academic in early Colonial America, born 1630

*January 11th, 1630, Coggeshall †July 12th, 1684, Massachusetts

56

Eleonora Gonzaga

Austrian queen

*November 18th, 1630, Mantua †December 6th, 1686, Vienna

83

Lucas van de Poll

Dutch university teacher (1630-1713)

*February 6th, 1630, Utrecht †November 24th, 1713, Utrecht

70

Silvestro Valiero

Doge of Venice (1630-1700)

*March 28th, 1630, Venice †July 7th, 1700, Venice

72

Olaus Rudbeck

Swedish architect (1630-1702)

*September 13th, 1630, Västerås †December 12th, 1702, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

78

Salomon Adler

German painter (1630-1709)

*March 3rd, 1630, Gdańsk †January 11th, 1709, Milan

74

John Howe

English Puritan theologian

*May 17th, 1630, Loughborough †April 2nd, 1705, London

394

Roche Braziliano

Dutch buccaneer

*January 1st, 1630, Groningen

67

Jacob Boreel

Dutch diplomat and politician (1630-1697)

*April 1st, 1630, Amsterdam †August 21st, 1697, Velsen

48

Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*January 25th, 1630, Darmstadt †April 24th, 1678, Darmstadt

84

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort

English noblewoman, gardener and botanist (1630-1715)

*December 16th, 1630, Little Hadham †January 7th, 1715, Chelsea

72

Samuel Oppenheimer

German-Jewish financier

*June 21st, 1630, Heidelberg †May 3rd, 1703, Vienna

87

Étienne Baluze

French scholar (1630-1718)

*November 24th, 1630, Tulle †July 28th, 1718, Paris

60

Wolf Caspar von Klengel

German builder, architect and officer

*June 8th, 1630, Dresden †January 10th, 1691, Dresden

63

Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde

Dutch painter

*January 27th, 1630, Haarlem †November 23rd, 1693, Haarlem

65

Lambert van Haven

Danish architect (1630-1695)

*April 16th, 1630, Bergen †May 9th, 1695, Copenhagen

75

Michael Willmann

German painter (1630-1706)

*September 27th, 1630, Königsberg †August 26th, 1706, Lubiąż

90

Pierre Daniel Huet

French churchman and scholar (1630–1721)

*February 8th, 1630, Caen †January 26th, 1721, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1630 is a normal year and no leap year.

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